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district · Census 2011 · code 175

Allahabad population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Uttar Pradesh, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population5,954,391people
Households976,733PCA households
Literacy rate72.32%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.47%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople5,954,3914,481,5181,472,873
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds976,733721,011255,722
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6885,355722,406162,949
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.87%16.12%11.06%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males901914862
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6893896878
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,665,7272,584,9191,080,808
Literacy rate%72.32%68.76%82.51%
Male literacy rate%82.55%80.97%86.96%
Female literacy rate%60.97%55.46%77.34%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,309,8511,108,075201,776
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople7,9554,8613,094
Total workersCensus workers2,111,9071,620,347491,560
Work participation rate%35.47%36.16%33.37%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,286,732934,718352,014
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months825,175685,629139,546
Non-workerspeople3,842,4842,861,171981,313

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 554, 555, 556; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 976,733 households and 5,954,391 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 24.74% of this area’s population, compared with 75.26% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.87% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 82.55% and female literacy was 60.97%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 2,111,907 Census workers, 60.93% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators337,502136,781
Agricultural labourers234,806306,340
Household industry workers107,23178,646
Other workers607,193303,408

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 801086

Allahabad

1,168,385 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 801087

Allahabad

26,944 people within this district · Town

Census code 801085

Phulpur

22,998 people within this district · Town

Census code 801089

Handia

21,798 people within this district · Town

Census code 161736

Jhusi Kohna

20,023 people within this district · Census town

Census code 801082

Mau Aima

19,645 people within this district · Town

Census code 801088

Shankargarh

17,785 people within this district · Town

Census code 801091

Bharatganj

16,345 people within this district · Town

Census code 801092

Koraon

14,821 people within this district · Town

Census code 801084

Jhusi

13,878 people within this district · Town

Census code 801090

Sirsa

12,686 people within this district · Town

Census code 162514

Arail Uparhar

12,190 people within this district · Census town

Census code 161173

Soraon

10,624 people within this district · Census town

Census code 162179

Nivi

7,125 people within this district · Census town

Census code 162517

Baswar

5,552 people within this district · Census town

Census code 162178

Jasra

5,483 people within this district · Census town

Census code 161734

Sarai Abdulmalik

4,815 people within this district · Census town

Census code 162518

Chak Imam Ali

4,641 people within this district · Census town

Census code 162516

Pura Pandey

4,066 people within this district · Census town